Wisconsin

Judge to sentence Madison woman in teen starvation case

Madison, Wis. — A judge is expected to sentence a Madison woman accused of torturing her teenage stepdaughter and starving her down to 68 pounds.

The woman pleaded no contest in April to first-degree recklessly endangering safety and causing mental harm to a child. Both charges are felonies and carry a combined maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and $50,000 in fines.

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Julie Genovese is set to sentence her on Friday.

A jury found the woman's husband, who is the girl's father, guilty of child neglect in March but deadlocked on other counts. He's set to stand trial again in November. The girl's stepbrother is set to stand trial in February on charges he sexually assaulted her.

The Associated Press isn't naming anyone in the family to avoid identifying the girl.